How To Install libwacom-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwacom-common on Kali Linux.

What is libwacom-common

libwacom-common is:

libwacom is a library to identify wacom tablets and their model-specific features. It provides easy access to information such as “is this a built-in on-screen tablet”, “what is the size of this model”, etc.

This package contains common data files for libwacom.

There are three methods to install libwacom-common on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libwacom-common Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwacom-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwacom-common

Install libwacom-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwacom-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwacom-common

Install libwacom-common Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libwacom-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwacom-common

How To Uninstall libwacom-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libwacom-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwacom-common

Uninstall libwacom-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwacom-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwacom-common

Remove libwacom-common Configurations and Data

To remove libwacom-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwacom-common

Remove libwacom-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwacom-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwacom-common

Dependencies

libwacom-common have the following dependencies:

References

• libwacom-common website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwacom-common package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.